'Avengers 2' & 'Ant-Man': New Promo Videos & Character Art

Marvel Studios' marketing machine has officially kicked into crunch time drive, as the May 1st premiere date of Avengers: Age of Ultrondraws closer. Of course Marvel actually has two movies coming out this year, with Ant-Manfollowing Avengers 2 in August, and serving as an epilogue to Marvel's Phase Two saga.

As the marketing machine goes to work, we've seen new and more frequent promotional material from both Marvel and the many companies tied to Age of Ultron's marketing - including Audi, which has put out the promo seen above, featuring both films in the Marvel 2015 lineup. There's nothing really new in the Ant-Man footage (just a condensed rehash of the first trailer, with a few new bits) - but the Avengers footage includes what is seemingly the actual sound design for the movie's superpowered characters. Be sure to turn your speakers up.

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Avengers 2 Character Promo Art

Check out the latest batch of Age of Ultron character art, which features the team in their new costumes, complete with updated bios that explain where we find them in the film. That includes Paul Bettany's Vision, who has been largely hidden in the movie's marketing campaign (courtesy of CBM):

First envisioned as the cornerstone of a bold peacekeeping operation, the artificial intelligence Ultron was connected to a mysterious alien artifact, so he will stop at nothing to wipe out humanity.

Eccentric billionaire inventor Tony Stark has become the Avengers' chief source of funding and equipment. Despite all his regular duties he still finds time to suit up in his armor as Iron Man.

The crown prince of Asgard and god of thunder has decided to stay on Earth and devote his full attention to the Avengers. He protects his second home with the focus and power of a lightning bolt.

When Dr. Bruce Banner was accidentally exposed to a massive dose of gamma radiation, the raging green hero known as the Hulk was born. But what may happen if he truly loses control of his alter ego?

The WWII Super Soldier Steve Rogers was preserved in Arctic ice for decades before he was reintroduced to modern society to lead his fellow Avengers into battle against the villainous Ultron.

One of the most dangerous and prolific S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Natasha Romanoff made a name for herself as an unequaled operative in the intelligence world, but now she has become a full-time Avenger.

The unparalleled marksman Clint Barton served on countless S.H.I.E.L.D. missions before he found his true calling as a member of the Avengers, backing up his allies with a variety of multipurpose arrows.

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Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine, Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill and Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, and Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron releases in theaters on May 1 2015, followed by Ant-Man on July 17 2015, Captain America: Civil War on May 6 2016, Doctor Strange on November 4 2016, Guardians of the Galaxy 2 on May 5 2017, Spider-Man on July 28, 2017, Thor: Ragnarok on November 3 2017, Avengers: Infinity War - Part 1 on May 4 2018, Black Panther on July 6 2018, Captain Marvel on November 2 2018, Avengers: Infinity War - Part 2 on May 3 2019 and Inhumans on July 12, 2019.